Western Australia is investing $6.58 million to support new technologies that remove, reduce, or offset industrial emissions. The funding is part of the Carbon Innovation Grants Program (CIGP), now in its second round.
Ten projects will receive funding. Six are pilot projects that test practical solutions, and four are feasibility studies that explore new ways to cut emissions. The projects focus on industries that are harder to decarbonise.
Pilot projects include a seaweed biorefinery producing alternatives to plastic and a project capturing carbon dioxide from an ammonia plant to create by-products. Other pilots will trial low-emission explosives, electrified drilling rigs, dual-fuel trucks, and energy-saving air conditioning software at mine sites.
Feasibility studies will explore hybrid electrification of long-distance transport trailers, compressed air energy storage, anaerobic digestion for agricultural waste, and a vanadium battery manufacturing facility.
The Carbon Innovation Grants Program supports pilot projects, feasibility studies, and capital works. It is designed to build industry capacity and encourage the development of new technologies for carbon reduction and sequestration.
The program is administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Public information and details on the program are available online.
The grants aim to advance innovation in Western Australia’s heavy industry sectors and help the State move toward net zero emissions by 2050.